Catching Up With The Brass
Well the school zone cameras are back on and summer is slowly winding down. Typically the music scene is quiet this time of year, which makes it a great time to catch some of the great standing gigs around…
Author: Mike Griffith
An Interview With Empath, And 16 Shows This Week
Empath Thursday at Gasa Gasa Thursday night Gasa Gasa has an excellent show lined up with Empath and T-Rextasy opening for main band Mannequin P---y. T-Rextasy is the “official” Marc Bolan and T-Rex cover band, while Mannequin P---y is a…
Satchmo SummerFest
Today begins the 19th Satchmo SummerFest at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint. As usual this year boast a great selection of food and a diverse musical lineup that represents the best of what New Orleans has…
Hello Louis!
August begins with the return of the Satchmo SummerFest to The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint for its 19th edition. The festival is always held over the weekend closest to Louis Armstrong’s birthday (August 4)—this year it falls…
Rest in Peace, Poppa Funk
Recently we have had too many sad occasions to reflect on the lives and careers of legendary artists. Unique talents like Tom Petty, Dr. John, Prince, Scott Walker, Dick Dale, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Dave Bartholomew and now Art…
Pig And Punch, The Stones and This Week In Music
Pig And Punch Sunday afternoon will mark the 10th anniversary of the Pig and Punch party at Crescent Park. This event has long served as the unofficial close of Tales of the Cocktail and features a great selection of…
Local Indie Rockers Release Debut Record; And All Events This Week
Local Indie Rockers Motel Radio Release Their Debut Record – Siesta Del Sol A little over a year ago local indie rock ensemble Motel Radio set about recording their debut record – Siesta Del Sol – which releases today. After…
The Essence of the Weekend
This year the Essence Festival turns 25 and the organizers have pulled out all the stops to celebrate. The music kicks off Friday evening with a remembrance of Aretha Franklin and a tribute to Patti Labelle featuring Brandy, Doug…
Live and Local
Free Friday at Tipitina’s Now that summer is in full swing, it’s a good time to revisit some old haunts and see some live local music. Tipitina’s Free Friday series is a great excuse to get Uptown for a drink…
Events This Week and Bonnaroo In Review
Going on this Week Tonight one of the original industrial metal bands – Powerman 5000 – is at Southport Hall. Also tonight, Khris Royal (the extraordinary local saxophone player) and his band Dark Matter are the Free Friday show…
This Week In Music and an Interview With Repeat Repeat*
Repeat Repeat* Sunday Night at Gasa Gasa Last year at Bonnaroo Repeat Repeat* – the husband and wife band of Jared and Kristyn Corder – delivered one of the most memorable sets of the festival. The show was one…
This Week in Music and a Tribute to Dr. John
Missing Mac In the week since we lost Dr. John there has been an outpouring of remarkable testaments, stories and eulogies. The thing that was truly great about these offerings is that it seems that almost everyone has a personal…
Anderson .Paak And A Live Concert A Day
Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals Saturday Tomorrow night Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals will take part in the Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square series. Anderson .Paak and his band are difficult to classify. Their music takes elements…
Oyster Festival
This weekend is the New Orleans Oyster Festival at Woldenberg Park right in front of the Aquarium. The festival features the P&J Oyster Shucking Competition on Saturday and the Acme Oyster House World Oyster Eating Championship on Sunday as…
Festing and Feasting
As the summer really gets going in earnest, there are a couple of excellent smaller festivals to look out for and of course our sister festival—Bonnaroo just up the road in Tennessee. Things kickoff with The Oyster Festival at Woldenberg…
Around Town: This Week In Music
Tonight The Pinettes Brass Band – New Orleans’ excellent and only all female brass band – are at Bullet’s Sports Bar. Trumpeter Cyrus Nabipoor – who seems like he is everywhere these days – brings his quintet to the…
Festival Season: Bayou Boogaloo Edition
Festival season is in full swing. This weekend Bayou Boogaloo returns to Mid-City and Bayou St. John with three days of music, food and art. There are some really great performers on the lineup and the setting is quite…
Jazz Fest at 51
Another Jazz Fest is in the books and except for a couple of showers (expected) and the absence of a couple of big names (unfortunate), the 50th anniversary celebration was a great success. This is the point in the…
Jazz Fest Weekend Two
Once we made it past the rain on Thursday, the weather for Jazz Fest has never been finer. It’s been a big 50th for the festival already and there is a lot more to come this weekend. This evening…
May Days
May is always an outstanding month for music in New Orleans. This year it opens with the quite epic second weekend of Jazz Fest and closes with local appearances from some unbelievable performers—with stops along the way for the Bayou…
The Return of Jazz Fest
The biggest festival of the year has officially returned – despite a soggy start yesterday – and there is a ton to see this weekend. I’m especially excited about indie folk ensemble Darlingside this afternoon. Also make sure…
This Week at Gasa Gasa And French Quarter Fest
Hand Habits at Gasa Gasa Tuesday Earlier this year Meg Duffy released their second record as Hand Habits—placeholder. The first album was created during the little free time Duffy had while touring as part of Kevin Morby’s live band. For…
This Week's Top Hits
Death Cab for Cutie and My Brightest Diamond at the Orpheum Tuesday Tuesday night we are in for a special treat with two outstanding and complimentary bands playing together at The Orpheum. The evening begins with Shara…
Season of the Fests
April means that the height of festival season is fully upon us, and that French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest are right around the corner. This year, French Quarter Fest is April 11-14. FQF remains the preeminent showcase for…
BUKU Hogs
Hogs For The Cause Of course the highlight of this weekend the return of Hogs For The Cause. While it is pretty common knowledge that Hogs has some of the best food of any local event, it also regularly…
This Week: BUKU and Beyond
Of course, the big news this week is the return of the BUKU Music + Art Project to the grounds of Mardi Gras World. BUKU is one of the truly great festivals on our scene. The organizers do a…
What’s Going On This Week
From The Avett Brothers to Pink and all that's in between
A Look Ahead
Upcoming festivals and concerts around New Orleans
March Music Madness
Because Mardi Gras was late this year that makes for an incredibly busy March. The month begins with some fantastic shows grouped around the Carnival weekend. Outstanding Chicago rapper Noname drops into the Joy on the 1st, while Galactic…
It’s Mardi Gras Time…Hope You’re Well Rested
This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. It’s fun to watch everyone’s orbit slowly shift into the overwhelming pull of Mardi Gras. There is music everywhere and the hits keep on coming. Here are some can’t…
In Tune
The sounds that move the Crescent City
about
Mike Griffith is a New Orleans native and like many locals developed an almost immediate and lifelong obsession with live music. With the revival of “In Tune” his obsession is now on display for our readers. Mike fills the time between shows teaching media studies at Tulane university where he received his PhD. He is particularly interested in projects that combine the native understanding of a place with new forms of digital expression.
